Clothes-drier



(No Model.)

, W. VANDERLIP.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 264,000. Patented Sept. 5, 1 882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILSON VANDERLIP, OF LIBERTY, ILLINOIS.

- CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,006; datedSeptember 5, 1882,

Application filed May 26, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILsoN VANDERLIP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Liberty, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a clothes-drierself-supporting, strong, and capable of being folded together in'anarrow compass, but giving ample room when unfolded.

The invention consists in the arrangement of the supporting-standardsand the parts of the frame. 7

Figure l is a perspective view of the open clothes-drier. Fig. 2 is anend view of the Fig. 3 is an end view of the clothesdrier when closed.

Like letters refer to like parts.

The frame is supported by standards. A A A A of the same length. Thereare two on each side, as shown. They are all joined slightly abovetheircenters by a rod or round, B,upou which said standards shut together oropen out, as the case may be, carrying the frame with them.

G O U G and D D D .D are side bars. All of these bars are shorter thanthe standards A A, and the bars D D are shorter than bars 0 O. The bars0 O are pivoted to the sides of the supporting-standards by rounds atand b the bars D D by rounds c and d. The bars 0 G are joined to eachother by round E, and to the bars D D by the rounds F F. Thus this partof the frame opens and closes easily upon the standards A A, and willact to sustain the whole frame, in whatever position it may be. The formof this central frame or frames, as there are duplicate parts, may bedescribed as diamond-shaped. From the form and number of bars used inthe construction the necessary steadiness or friction is obtained.

H H H H are also side bars joined to the supporting-stalldards A A byrounds e and j, and to each other by the round G. Passing between thesebars are rounds g, h, 1,7, It, and l, for strengthening this part of theframe and receiving articles of clothing.

It will be seen that my clothes-drier pro vides strength with ease ofoperation; also, that the frame and rods or rounds are so arranged as togive ample room for hanging clothes, whether large or small articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

Afolding clothes-drier composed of the supporting-standards A A, thesecondary frames O G, D D, constructed as shown and described, and the.top frames, H H, the latter having the extra rounds g, h, i,j, k, andl, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILSON VANDERLIP. Witnesses:

LAWRENCE E. Emnuous, ALBERT W. WELLS.

